The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-29

And are not united according to the union
require ed by the law of the celestial king
dom;
And Zion can not be built up unless it is
by the principles of the law of the celestial
Kingdom, otherwise l cannot receive her
unto myself
And my. people must needs be chastened
until they learn obedience, if it must needs
be, by the things which they suffer.
This was the word of the Lord, he
proceeded to say, and if the people were
not free from sin and iniquity when those
revelations were given, and it was ina
possible to redeem them then, how
much more so were in that condition
to-day? If the people of God, who pro-
fess to know His name, relied on Him,
the enemies of God would be robbed OF
their power, and they would fear to
come against His people. But no one
who is acquainted with the people can
say they are deserving the redemp-
ton which God has promised the
faithful.
sElder Cannon reviewed the condition
Of the world at present. God, he said,
would bring His Saints down to
humility, when they would witness the
deliverance they so an1iously awaited.
The greatest TRIALS precede the greatest
victories. Some of the headed
veterans before him would yet witness
the deliverance of Zion. But the Saints
had yet many things to pass through.
Satan would tempt and try them to the
utmost. One of the greatest evils and
powers brought to bear against the
Saints is the influence upon their
children by those not of their faith.
The young were readily impressed and
wrought upon. These $4,000 children
OF the Sabbath schools are young and
liable to be drawn from the teachings
of their parents. The influence brought
to weigh upon them would prove a
introduction of gambling bells, drink
ing houses and places of a similar
character we're being brought to bear to
fight Mormonism, and it behooved all
to look zealously and with watchful-
ness after the rising generation. The
ridlcule heaped upon the parents of the
children for an unpopular religion was
a weapon used by the enemies of the
people and was being welded with dis
astrous effect among the youth of the
community. The speaker cited the
bravery of Joseph Smith in suffering
the scorn and contempt of the world
while proclaiming unpopular dc
trines; the persecution endured
in q the early days; before and
after the expulsion from Nauvoo;
and at different dates of the
church's existence, and all because of
prejudice. He earnestly spoke of the
appeals Of the Saints for justice, and
the reply, Your cause is just, but l
can do nothing for you" The endur-
of towards, but OF brave men and
4 no
Saints Of to-day to leave all they had in
their native lands to gather to Zion and
endure reproach, suffering and persecu
ton for The gospels sake. The Saints
are not to be overcome. Let those who
suppose they can be overcome by op-
preston, listen to the lisping prayers of
children for their imprisoned and ex-
lied fathers, and of wives for their dear,
absent husbands. Elder Cannon here
cited an instance where poor woman
was asked to IenOunce her faith and
escape persecution, in the early days of
the church. She replied, beroically:
Verify, my husband is dead, slain by
ycu, but his memory will remain green,
and will teach my children to revere
his memory, as he died martyr for the
truths sake"
The speaker believed, as did the
Saints, that this government
and this land were organ
lied and brought into existence
for the good and welfare of Gods peo-
pie; that the government and Constitu-
ton were for the benefit of his cause. |
The destiny Of the ma ton IS in the hands |
of God, and the Saints would yet be !
called on to save tn Constitution from |
those who would destroy it. Let the |
young be taught this, and also to avoid !
the temptations aud snares OF the |
wicked one. God had delivered His |
people from time to time and blessed |
them Prosperity and wealth had been |
theirs. The cries of the poor do not |
ascend in Yair. The Saints are ap-
proximating the end God desires they |
shall attain to. Union was being more |
manifest, and it would continue to be !
so until the centre stake of Zion is built |
up, and everything would work tC-
gether for the benefit of the people, and |
they need have no fear for the sur
rounding dark cloud
God will bless the faithful. Those !
who have children and are interested in |
teach them the duties of true Saints.
Gods prediction shall be verified; Zion
will arise and shine; old men shall
dream dreams, young men shall see
visions and all shall know the mind and
will of God. The Saints are not subject
to any individual power or influence,
save that which comes from God.
They know the truth for themselves;
not because Joseph Smith or Brigham
Young knew it, but because the Al
might revealed it to them. They should
not be slaves to men; they should con-
tinue to walk IN the path, knowing it to
be straight. 1t is futile for men to rage
against the church of God; it is here to
stay and will grow from the nucleus
here and spread abroad among the
and the temples will be reared
and in them the sacred work of Gods
people will be performed.
The choir sang one of Professor
George Careless anthems, 1.-THE Lord
will comfort Zion," and Elder James H.
Anderson pronounced the benediction.
Wonderful Cures.
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